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What If You Are The Portfolio?
Stop Managing Accounts. Start Engineering Your Financial Future. photo by: Sanna Granqvist You may spend hours managing your investments—researching stocks, choosing funds, and reviewing statements. But here’s the unsettling truth: your brokerage account is just a small piece of your true wealth. The single largest, most volatile, and most important asset you own is your entire financial life : your two incomes, your home equity, your insurance policies, and your career poten
Bob Lampkin
Oct 29, 20253 min read


Susan's Second Act: How One Widow Turned $350K Into a Personal Pension Account (And Nearly Doubled Her Retirement Income)
For months, Susan couldn't sleep. She'd lie awake at 3 AM, mentally calculating. Should she go back to work full-time? Could she? Age discrimination was real. Should she move into a smaller home? Sell her car? Cut her budget to bare bones?
She'd been a responsible person her whole life. She and John had done everything right. Yet here she was, a widow in her early sixties, watching her recently deceased husband's life insurance slowly drain away, knowing it wouldn't last.
Bob Lampkin
Oct 21, 20255 min read


The $1 Million Retirement Income Gap: Why Most Americans Will Run Out of Money (And 3 Ways to Fix It Before 2026)
The sobering reality: If you're earning $120,000 annually, you'll need between $90,000-$102,000 per year in retirement to maintain your...
Bob Lampkin
Sep 22, 20253 min read


Long Term Care Costs North Carolina: The $150,000 Question Every Family Is Avoiding
Complete guide to long term care planning, costs, and insurance options in North Carolina Picture this: You've worked 40 years, saved...
Bob Lampkin
Sep 17, 20256 min read


The Psychology of Enough: How to Break Free from the Comparison Trap
Finding True Contentment in a Culture of More He had everything I thought I wanted. The successful business, beautiful home,...
Bob Lampkin
May 30, 20256 min read


From Overwhelmed to Intentional: A Step-by-Step Guide to Life Simplification
How Biblical Wisdom Can Transform Your Chaos Into Peace At 3 AM, I lay awake making mental lists. Soccer practice, church committee...
Bob Lampkin
May 30, 20257 min read


Teaching Your Kids What Schools Don't: Essential Life Skills for the Next Generation
A Biblical Parent's Guide to Raising Wise and Capable Children The phone call every parent dreads came at 2 AM. My friend Sarah's...
Bob Lampkin
May 30, 20255 min read
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